Tractor.



. E. B. FUQUA.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED {58.1%1917- Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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rmmly WITNESSES ATTORNEYS E. B. FUQUA.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17. I917- Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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ATTORNEYS EDWARD BROWN F QUA, o nem s, rnnnnssnn. j

. Application filed February 17, 19.17, 1 Serial Kama-2 if;

To all whom it may concern: 7

Beit known that I, EDWARD B. FU Ua, acitizen of the United States, a nd a resident of Memphis, in the county of Shelby,

and StateofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvementin, Tractors, of which'the following is, aspecification...

My invention relates'generally to tractors and. more'particularly to a tractor embodying a single wheel within which the driving mechanism and the majority, at least, of the mechanical parts and connections are housed, one object ofmy invention, among others,

-' being the provision of a tractor for light work, L IIWhlGh the usual complicated and cumbersome structures'could not be used, aswell as one which will occupybut a. minimum of space in operation as wellaas in disuse. I v [Another object of my invention is the provision of a structure capable of turning movement and controlled within minimum space and consequently capable of movement along and adjacent obstructions and the like 1. 1' broken. away,

stantially on the line 2+2 of Fig.1. 7 y s with respect to which the usual tractor would necessarily have to be given wide clearance,

Another object of my invention is the provision of a simple, comparativelyinexpensivestructure within the financial reach of farmers and that classgenerally requiring the use of such'an apparatus.

A, still further object of my 1I1VGI1111Q1111S to provide a tractor,lthe inclosed driving and connecting parts of whichare protected from the weather, dirtand otherexterior influences at'all times. I I H I v A still further object of-my invention is toprovide a tractor-which will enablethe fullest returns to be obtained for the amount of power expended. q .These and other, objects relating for; the mostpart to the details of construction of thevarious parts of the tractor will be better understoodfrom the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein,

Figure -1 1s a side elevatiom parts being -Fig. ,2 isxa horizontal section takensub- Fig. 3is a vertical transverse section taken 1min; gearor. rack-11,"thejannular wall or periphery'12 of 'the wheel having, tractive projections 13 of any suitable-*nature cal culated to assist thefirmi uniform engagement of the".wheelwith the traction surface mpe ai 1- The opposite side of the tractor wheel 10v is closed by,v a side plate 14:, centrally of which: is a hub. 15, and keyed within thehub 15isoneflen'd' of an axle 16 the opposite end of which projects beyond'the open sidejof thej wheel 1 0 andthrough the central bear ing' 17 l of a, stationary side. plate 18 closing the b'efore mentioned. ope side of the wheel 10,withtheperipheral edge thereof lapping the rack 11, as "seen clearly, in-Figs. 2 and 3. .The side plate},18,'i's held in'stationa'ry relation by, means of beamsv 19 and20 'as" seen Fig. 1, boltedto its outer; surface andjpro: jecting beyond the wheel 10, as seen, for c neaien: with the mechanism or partto be movedin the use of the "tractor. j e v I In this manner. an .inclosed space remains within the limits of the Wheel 101m which the severalp arts 1 of the jmechanismas hereinafter described are housed,- said parts ineluding. fanlfinternal,combustion engine .or prime "mover of suitable nature generally indicated at 21, which is bolted to the sta .tionary side, plate .18,- -and the driveljshaftx22 of; which projects laterally throu h a bjearing in the said plateoll and is'pro vided with a small geariwheel 23 externally of the side plate 18 and loose jonthe shaft, connection and disconnection ofthis being controlled by 'meansof 'a,;clut,ch[ inclosed in V a clutch-casing 24 and actuated by means of .efleoting rotation ofthe driving gohn ti on to ben w'de'scnbed;

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Specification of Letters Patent? t nt 917,

side wall 18 is mounted a gear wheel v26 in mesh with an intermediate gear 27, :the lat ter of which connects with the rack 11, gears 26 and 27 bein internally of the side plate 17' of the side plate 18 to receive an external gear 29 thereon, the latter of which is in engagement with the clutch controlled engine shaft gear 23, as plainly seen'byi'e' feren'ce iaL. it

The gear 29] last mentioned 'is loose upon the extending hub 28" of the gear '26 aifd'arranged tobe connected thereto by al slidi ng removable key 30 as best seen in Fig.2., H

In the space within the wheel '1'Othere may be mounted the oil tanks and other'snpply means for the engine QLinclu'dinga fuel tank 31,the latter "of whic h hasf a 'filling spout] 32 as seen in dotted lines inf Fig. 1, opening through the statio'naryside plate18 and'nofrmally closed byfa screw plug 33. The controlling connections'of the engine2l may be also extended through the side plate 18 including the'thfottle eontro'llingilever 3 1, as seen in Fig.7 1, with its co'i'fii'ehti'ons' 35 to the carbureter '86. f p l I The gear'wheel 29 hasa"laterallypro'jecting pin 87 asfseenin Fig.1, with whi c'hian angular starting crank 38 is engagealole so that in operation, with the key 30 removed, and the gcar LB in clutched reljation upon the engine shaft 22, the "engine Qmay cranked by rotatingthe gearQQ, after the clutch is released and theky "3O again placed position before the :clutch is engaged at the start of operations. is apparent that when theclu'tch thrown in, power [will be transmitted through the e 'S- 3a 2 3 9 2 he ai n e i ternal' rack 11 so i as to cause rotation the wheel 10 and cause the tractor to proceed, and it is further apparelnt that the type of construction of tractor asidescribe'd provides for a light, strong, durable apparatus' 'of this nature well calculated to efl'ectively and efficiently carrybut the objects first above stated. I

d miw. a i' 4 1., AI tractor "ineluding a single tractor wheel open at one side and provided with an internal annular raelgfastationarylside plate closing, theopen'side Ofthe 'whe eliand completely closing the space within Tithe wheel, afprirnelmover in the'spa ce within the wheel secured v to the said stationary side plate, a central axle 'secfu'r'ed to the Wheel and having bearing through said sidejalatefa drive shaft also having bearing through the said side plate, a" clutch 'coiitrolled gear on the drive shaft externally of 'the side plate, a 'pair of ciinn'ected gears revoluble upon the axle and one of which is in engagement with 1,eas,see

the said clutch controlled gear, and a gear connecting the other axle gear with the inplate closing the open side of the wheel and completely closing the space within the wheeha prime mover in the space Within the wheel secured to the said stationary' side plate,"a centralaxlesecured t0 the Wheel and a pair of connected "gears revoluble upon the axleand one of whichfis in engagement with the saidclutchcontrolled gear, andf'a gear connecting the other axle "gear with the internal" rack of the tractor wheelysaid gear 00 n cting witlf the raclvand' itsjrespective axle :ge'ar "being "located internally of the stationary 'side plate," "and the-other gear "of the'axle being loiiated"externally" of the side plate having fdeta'chab'le honn'eoti'on with the first axle" gear. I 7

"3 A tractor inclu'd'ing a single tractor heel open'at one side and providedwith an internala nnular rack, a stationary side plate elos'iiig the openside of the Wheel and completely closing the space Within the wheel, a pifiine mover in the" space within the "wheel secured to the "said stationary side i plate, a cntral 'axlesecuredto' the' wheel and having beaiing throughsai'd side slate, a drive shaft also bearing through the said side plate, a cl-u'tch centroiled-gear sn the "drive shaft txternan of thejsi'de plate, a pair of connected gears'revoluble upon theaxle and one bf which isxiirenga-genient with the said 'cliitch controlled gear," and a gear connectthe other axle *g ear with the internal rack of the tihctonwh'e'el, said axlegears fbei agdi' po-sed upon respectively opposite sides of 'the' stationary side "plate with the outer off'the two gearshn mesh with the clutch controlled-'gean'and a s 'lid'ing a nd removable key connection between the twogears of the axle, fhr the purpose "described. f4, A J tractor intiluding' a single 'tractor wheel' open 'at one "side and providedwith an internal annular raok,"a"stationaryside p late closing the spew side of the wheel and having bearing thro ug'gfh said side-plate, "a

drive shaft also having bearing'through the said side plate, a' clutch controlled 1 gear on the drive shaft externally of the side plate, a pair of coiiiiectedgea'rs'revoluble upon the axle and oiieofwhich isin eiigageinent wfih the said clutch controlled gear, a gear connecting the other axle gear with the internal axle, and a starting crank, and a means to rack of the tractor Wheel, said aXle gears beengage the outer axle gear, for the purpose ing disposed upon respectively'opposite sides described.

of the stationary side plate With the outer EDWARD BROWN FUQUA. of the tWo gears in mesh With the clutch con- Witnesses:

trolled gear, a sliding and removable key J. E. Homms,

connection between the two gears of the JNo. W. Loon.

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